Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 4 | Big Scale Battle Reported Between Russ, Japanese

Big Scale Battle Reported Between Russ Japanese TOKYO Aug 28 UP Big UP-Big Big scale fighting between Japanese and Russian Russia forces was reported today in the Outer Mongolia frontier It was asserted that Russi Russian Russian Rus Rus- si sian n troops h had d crossed the river on the frontier and that that Japanese troops were at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting to encircle them Dispatches Dispatches Dispatches Dis Dis- patches said that the biggest artillery artillery artillery ar ar- ar- ar tillery duel since border clashes started was now in progress News of the fighting came Immediately Immediately Immediately Im Im- Im- Im mediately after the resignation of the cabinet as the result of Germanys Germany's pact with Russia Japanese had expressed concern lest est Russia attack in the far east because it now flow felt secure in the west Japanese dispatches asserted that hat Russian tanks and 19 Russian airplanes had been de destroyed destroyed destroyed de- de by Japanese gunners A United Press dispatch from Hong long Kong disclosed officially that hat Japanese troops had begun to o withdraw from the Hong Kong border order today Seven Japanese tr transports arrived off during the night the dispatch said and immediately immediately- began to embark troops troop's It was said that the Japanese would leave leave- only a skeleton patrol In in a Jo-a o a afew few score hien men at t th the town of to preserve order A United Press Shanghai dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch reported report d from an authoritative source that Admiral Koshiro Koshiro Ko- Ko shiro commander chief of the Japanese China fleet had sent a written apology to Admiral Thomas C. C Hart American com com- mander-In-chief mander for the beating by jy Japanese soldiers at inflicted on an American navy petty officer in July